highest rebound average in a season after 1970

Since 1970-71, Wilt Chamberlain has gotten the most rebounds per game in a season, with 19.2 per game in 1971-72.

Interpreted as:
highest rebound with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player average in a season after 1970
NAMERPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
19.2
1971-72
LAL LAL
82
42.3
14.8
4.0
6.0
9.3
64.9
2.7
6.4
42.2
61.0
3,469
1,213
1,572
329
196
2Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.7
1991-92
DET DET
82
40.3
9.8
2.3
0.8
0.9
4.2
7.7
53.9
0.4
1.2
31.7
1.0
1.7
60.0
57.4
6.4
12.3
1.7
3,301
800
1,530
191
68
70
140
248
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.6
1972-73
LAL LAL
82
43.2
13.2
4.5
5.2
7.1
72.7
2.8
5.5
51.0
68.9
3,542
1,084
1,526
365
191
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
18.3
1992-93
DET DET
62
38.9
7.5
1.6
0.8
0.7
3.0
6.9
42.7
0.2
1.2
20.5
1.4
2.6
53.4
46.7
5.9
12.3
1.7
2,410
468
1,132
102
48
45
103
201
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
18.2
1970-71
LAL LAL
82
44.3
20.7
4.3
8.1
15.0
54.5
4.4
8.2
53.8
55.8
3,630
1,696
1,493
352
174
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
18.1
1973-74
CAP CAP
81
44.5
21.4
2.0
1.1
3.0
8.5
20.1
42.3
4.4
6.1
72.1
47.0
4.4
13.7
3,602
1,735
1,463
163
86
240
252
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
17.6
1978-79
HOU HOU
82
41.3
24.8
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
8Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
17.6
1971-72
BAL BAL
76
41.7
13.0
3.7
5.4
10.8
49.8
2.3
3.6
62.9
52.5
3,171
989
1,336
278
218
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
17.3
1993-94
SAS SAS
79
37.8
4.7
2.3
0.7
0.4
2.0
3.7
53.4
0.1
0.3
20.8
0.7
1.3
52.0
54.9
5.7
11.6
1.7
2,989
370
1,367
184
52
32
138
229
10Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
17.1
1970-71
BAL BAL
66
38.5
18.2
2.9
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.2
4.4
73.8
49.4
2,538
1,202
1,128
192
227
11Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
17.1
1972-73
GSW GSW
79
43.3
17.1
3.5
6.5
14.7
44.6
4.0
5.6
71.8
49.9
3,419
1,349
1,349
280
240
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
16.9
1970-71
BAL BAL
74
39.2
14.1
4.0
5.7
11.4
50.1
2.7
4.1
65.7
53.5
2,904
1,047
1,253
293
235
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.9
1975-76
LAL LAL
82
41.2
27.7
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.6
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
34.8
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
16.6
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
44.3
28.7
2.3
11.6
27.0
42.8
5.5
8.2
67.2
46.8
3,633
2,350
1,362
186
225
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
16.2
1972-73
BOS BOS
82
41.8
20.5
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.1
1972-73
MIL MIL
76
42.8
30.2
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
1,224
379
208
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
16.1
1971-72
GSW GSW
78
43.1
21.4
2.9
8.1
18.6
43.2
5.3
7.2
74.3
49.2
3,362
1,673
1,252
230
214
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
16.0
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
40.1
31.7
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
20Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
16.0
2017-18
DET DET
78
33.7
15.0
3.0
1.5
1.6
6.0
11.3
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.1
5.1
60.5
55.5
5.1
10.9
2.6
2,625
1,171
1,247
237
114
127
200
250
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21Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
16.0
1975-76
BOS BOS
78
39.8
19.0
4.2
1.2
0.9
7.8
16.7
46.8
3.3
4.4
75.6
50.8
4.3
11.7
3,101
1,479
1,246
325
94
71
314
22Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
15.9
1972-73
BAL BAL
79
39.1
12.5
4.4
5.3
10.8
49.3
1.9
2.7
70.3
52.3
3,085
991
1,260
347
168
23Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
15.8
1970-71
SFW SFW
80
40.6
19.2
3.7
7.8
15.6
49.8
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.4
3,251
1,535
1,265
293
197
24Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
15.7
1973-74
BOS BOS
80
41.9
19.0
4.4
1.2
1.3
8.1
18.4
43.7
2.9
3.4
83.2
47.6
3.3
12.4
3,352
1,518
1,257
354
95
101
294
25Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
15.7
1977-78
NOJ NOJ
82
44.4
22.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
StatMuse has season-level data for rebounds per game going back to the 1950-51 season.

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